Jumpstart to Successful Instruction

  • Industry Expert to Expert Instructor

Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: Supporting Industry Experts in Becoming Expert Instructors

Purpose: To support workforce development programs across all industry sectors preparing industry experts to become excellent teachers. This community focuses specifically on building an open access library of videos, tools, and resources for exemplary teaching practices that individuals and community colleges can easily and freely adopt and adapt to produce successful transitions of industry experts into expert teachers.


Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: IE2EI Instructor Interviews

Instructors talk openly about challenges of teaching their first college class.

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Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: Different Courses For Different Purposes


Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: Getting Started

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Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: A Deeper Dive into an Accelerated Course for New Instructors

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Jumpstart to Successful Instruction: A Case Study in Smart Reuse

Learn how Western Dakota Technical College helps instructors Jumpstart their way to improved retention and better student engagement using the SkillsCommons course, Jumpstart to Successful Instruction.

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Looking to create a customized training course to help Subject Matter Experts
become excellent instructors? You can reuse, revise, remix, retain, and redistribute the lesson plans, assessments, and more that were created by Western Dakota Technical College’s Donna Hanks to supplement SkillsCommon’s Jumpstart training modules.

Course: Methods of Lesson Planning and Instruction
Modules Description Resources
Module 1 Introductions and
Develop Consistent Communications
Developing Consistent Communications
ED 211 Methods of Lesson Planning and Instruction Instructor Syllabus.docx
Copy of ED211 Course Calendar F21.xlsx
ED211 Module Content Instructions.docx
ED211 Module 1 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED 211 Methods of Lesson Planning and Instruction Master Syllabus.docx
ED211 Intro Slide.jpg
ED211 Intro Slide.pptx
ED211 Module 1 Discussion Prompt.jpg
ED211 Module 1 Quiz.docx
Module 2 Defining Student Learning Competencies &Outcomes Blooms Quick Sheets Defining Student Learning Competencies and Outcomes
Bloom’s Quick Sheets
ED211 Module 2 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED211 Module 2 Handout.docx
ED211 Module 2 Quiz.docx
Module 3 Connecting Learning Objectives & Competencies Connecting the Learning Objectives and Competencies to Grades
ED211 Module 3 Discussion Prompt.jpg
ED211 Module 3 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED211 Module 3 Quiz.docx
Module 4 Creating the Course Climate Creating the Course Climate
ED211 Module 4 Quiz.docx
ED211 Module 4 Discussion Prompt.jpg
ED211 Module 4 Discussion Prompt.pptx
Module 5 The Why of How You are Teaching The Why of “How” You are Teaching
ED211 Module 5 Discussion Prompt.jpg
ED211 Module 5 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED211 Module 5 Quiz.docx
Module 6 Active Learning Strategy  Active Learning
ED211 Module 6 Discussion Prompt.jpg
ED211 Module 6 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED211 Module 6 Quiz.docx
Module 7 Creating Effective Assignments Creating Effective AssignmentsED211 Module 7 Discussion Prompt.jpg
ED211 Module 7 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED211 Module 7 Quiz.docx
Module 8 Fair & Balanced Formative & Summative Assessments Fair and Balanced Formative and Summative Assessments
ED211 Module 8 Discussion Prompt.jpg 
ED211 Module 8 Discussion Prompt.pptx 
ED211 Module 8 Quiz.docx

Course: Diving Deeper in Adult Learning
Module Description of Lesson Resources
Introduction Module
& Module 1
Introductions Diving Deeper in Adult Learning Diving Deeper Into Adult Learning
ED215 Methods of Instructional Design Sp22 DH Instructor Syllabus.docx
ED215 Methods of Instructional Design Master Syllabus.docx
ED215 Course Calendar Sp22.xlsx
ED215 Module Content Instructions.docx
ED215 Module 1 Quiz.docx
ED215 Module 1 Discussion Prompt.pptx
Module 2 Adopting and Adapting Research Based Learning Theories Investigating Learning Theory Adopting and Adapting Research Based Learning
Investigating Learning Theory
ED215 Module 2 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED215 Module 2 Quiz.docx
Module 3 Plan for Issues and Potential Solutions in Classroom Management Plan for Issues and Potential Solutions in Classroom Management
ED215 Module 3 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED215 Module 3 Quiz.docx
Module 4 Student Centered Learning in Higher Education Student Centered Learning in Higher Education
ED215 Module 4 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED215 Module 4 Quiz.docx
Module 5 ADA Accommodations- Meeting Learners’ Needs Understanding ADA and Meeting Learners Needs
ED215 Module 5 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED215 Module 5 Quiz.docx
Module 6 Using Emerging Resources Collaborative and Experiential Learning Using Emerging Resources
Collaborative and Experiential Learning
ED215 Module 6 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED215 Module 6 Quiz.docx
Module 7 Incorporating Problem and Project Based Learning Incorporating Project and Problem Based Learning
ED215 Module 7 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED215 Module 7 Quiz.docx
Module 8 Investigating the Teaching and Learning Cycle Final Thoughts Investigating the Teaching and Learning Cycle
ED215 Module 8 Discussion Prompt.pptx
ED215 Module 8 Quiz.docx